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^{Frank TALKER}

SUMMARY PROFILE
	A well-organised and disciplined person of postgraduate level. Experience includes working as a Researcher/Writer with Human Focus International, Project Manager's Assistant with the Home Office, a Report-Writer with NOP and a Marketing Executive with Lawlor Property Marketing and a number of small-to-medium-sized organisations - primarily software houses and a property marketing firm. Capable of working under pressure to meet agreed, tight deadlines and able to pickup briefings on the fly. Possess effective communication skills (with all client levels) - flexible and multifunctional. Able to work in a team and on own initiative, as well as provide administrative support to Senior Management.
Work SKILLS
	Fully computer literate; committed; work-to-deadlines; organised.
Work experience
	2000-2009:   Cleaning Supervisor MITIE, MAR, Prima, ICM, Initial: Independently supervised up to 12 staff at various sites in & around Tonbridge: ·         Established work routines; ·         stock control; ·         client liaison - satisfaction & complaint handling; ·         logged staff working-hours & issued payslips; 2000-2005:   Charity Trustee Tower International Foundation Ltd: Renovating of Grade 1 Listed building in Hadlow: ·         Potential funder & local authority liaison; ·         copywriting promotional materials; ·         written funding applications ·         establishing the trust itself. 1998-2000:   Marketing Officer                    Lawlor Property Marketing: ·         Mostly high-value properties 500K-2M - usually new builds; ·         wrote copy for marketing & advertising purposes (mostly press releases) & competition entries; ·         low‑value properties' copy designed to encourage off‑plan purchasing; ·         client liaison. ·         resigned for new opportunity.                    Kent Computer Consultants: ·         Wrote marketing brochure for Rebus software.                        DSA (software house): ·         Wrote & collated software manuals, marketing brochures & research; ·         client liaison; ·         worked closely with MD; ·         made redundant through insolvency. 1994-1997: Freelance Researcher/Writer                    Human Focus: ·         Scriptwriter ·         employment law research. 1997:           Call Centre Advisor                    London Electricity: ·         Emergency calls; ·         customer queries; ·         helpdesk; ·         electrical advice. 1996‑1997:     Phone Interviewer                      NOP & Infratest Burke: ·         Opinion polling & commercial market‑research: Quantitative & qualitative; ·         collate data in statistical form; ·         write qualitative reports; ·         transcribe recorded interviews; ·         telephone research. 1993            Script Editor:                    Independent, overseas film production for Miramax. 1986‑1987:   Administrator TCS (Waterloo, London – civil service furniture supply to government departments): ·         MOD largest client, so access to Confidential & Restricted documents: Official Secrets Act; ·         client liaison; ·         credit control - chasing orders in line with notional costing arrangements; ·         checking & filing documents - mostly memos & purchase orders.
Education
	1995:             Evening Class    Goldsmith’s College             Scriptwriting 1991-1993:     PG Diploma     Staffs. University                   Computing 1987-1990:     BA (Honours)   Bournemouth University       Media, II.i

 

 

References

Mrs Rosemary MUSGROVE Area Manager EMPRISE SERVICES PLC 186 City Road LONDON EC1V 2NT Tel:       +44 (0) 20‑7549 0800 Fax:      +44 (0) 207‑549 0801 Mob:    +44 (0) 7850-863443 Email:   rosemarie.musgrove@emprisegroup.co.uk   Mr Stuart CANNON Area Manager HEATH & WILTSHIRE Westward House Glebeland Road CAMBERLEY Surrey GU15 3DB Tel:       +44 (0) 1276 22775 Fax:      +44 (0) 1276 22776 Mob:    +44 (0) 7843-598637 Email:   stuart.cannon@heathandwiltshire.co.uk   Mr John PHIPPS Employer Liaison Officer ATS (Aspire - Train - Succeed) TONBRIDGE 150-2 High Street TONBRIDGE Kent TN9 1BB Tel:       +44 (0) 1732-354801 Email:   john.phipps2@btconnect.com   Mr Paul SLAWSON Area Manager PRIMA SERVICES LIMITED Stubbers Farm Mountnessing Road BLACKMORE Essex CM4 0NX Tel:       +44 (0) 1277-824111 Mob:    +44 (0) 7747‑864630         Ms Julie TESTER Area Supervisor INITIAL CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED c/o Butchers Removals Invicta Works Farleigh Lane Barming MAIDSTONE Kent ME16 9BR Tel:       +44 (0) 208‑667 9439 Mob:    +44 (0) 7831-846716   Rachel Stone Cottage Roughway Lane Dunks Green Road Plaxtol TONBRIDGE Kent TN11 9SH Tel:       +44 (0) 1732-810975 Mob:    +44 (0) 7970‑842592 Email:   rachel@landscapesdesigned.co.uk   Abbey DIGHTON SOUTHERN CLEANING & SUPPORT SERVICES Southern House 11 Mill Hall Business Park AYLESFORD Kent ME20 7JZ Tel:       +44 (0) 7730-008662   James PAIN Room 3 78 Elderfield Road LONDON Greater London E5 0LF Tel:       +44 (0) 7946-735431   Nick THOMLINSON KENT COMPUTER CONSULTANTS Latters House High Street Hadlow TONBRIDGE TN9 Tel:       +44 (0) 1732-811601 Pastor Jonathan ROBSON ADONAI COMPUTER SERVICES Emmanuel Baptist Church Yarnton Way South Thamesmead DA18 Tel:       +44 (0) 20-8311 3976

 

 

HOBBIES
	n     BLOGGING: Politics & Aesthetics; n     Movies & Film criticism; n     READING: Non‑fiction; n     Researching a novel; n     Writing & performing poetry.
Personal Information
	n     Marital status:       Single n     Nationality:          British n     Age:                    48 n     Place of Birth:      London n     Doctor:               Dr A MOHAMED                           HADLOW MEDICAL CENTRE                           Old School                           School Lane                           Hadlow                           TONBRIDGE                           Kent                           TN11 0ET n     Next of Kin:        N/A